StMU Research Scholars

Featuring Scholarly Research, Writing, and Media at St. Mary's University

Regional Histories

Impaled: The Impossible Story of Phineas Gage

Isabella Torres

Beauty on the Battlefield: Viking Women in Combat

Annissa Noblejas

West Side Illumination: The Teatro Alameda and the Exhibition of Mexican Cinema in San Antonio

Edgar Velazquez Reynald

Segregation and Activism: Then and Now on the Eastside

Shine Trabucco

Deco Districts and Community Identity: Historic Designation and Preservation of Art Deco Architecture

Edgar Velazquez Reynald

ROOTS: A Cultural Phenomenon

Alicia Guzman

Perseverance in Preservation: The Hundred-year Historical Development of Woodlawn Lake Park

Mario Sosa
Sketch of Hernando de Alarcon, Courtesy of

Martín de Alarcón: The Forgotten Founder of San Antonio

Danielle A. Garza

Bilingual Education in the Edgewood District for the Past 50 Years

Danielle A. Garza

Alice In Chains: Unchained

Engelbert Madrid

Radiator Springs and the Old Spanish Trail: How Pixar’s Cars Reflects the History of an Old Auto Route

Scott Sleeter

Hope and Grief: Robert Kennedy’s Speech on the night of Dr. King’s Assassination

Matthew Swaykus

A Loss of Innocence: How Russian Authority’s Response to The Beslan Massacre Worsened Its Death Toll

Samantha Ruvalcaba

Fyre Festival: Trouble in Paradise

Chelsea Alvarez

Mirror Mirror on the Wall Who’s the Fairest? We All Are. Jameela Jamil’s Fight for Body Positivity and Female Empowerment

Maria Martinez
A Map of the Old Spanish Trail donated to the San Antonio Public Library in 1931 | Photograph Courtesy of OST100 (http://www.oldspanishtrailcentennial.com/gallery.html)

On the Road Again: Charlotte Kahl’s Journey Along the Old Spanish Trail

Gabriel Cohen

R.M.S Titanic: The Life and Death of an Ocean Legend

Christopher Hohman

Elaine Brown and the Hidden Truths of the Black Panther Party

Mia Morales

The Shock Heard Around The World: Milgram’s Experiment

Ava Rodriguez

Queen of all Trades: Nzinga Mbande, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba

Rosario Moreno